Birmingham Blog (Sport) - Visit Birmingham

A Midlands firm has been appointed to design, license, and retail a comprehensive range of official Birmingham 2022 and Commonwealth Sport products, with the first due to go on sale online in the next couple of months.

Edgbaston Stadium is bringing more international cricket to the West Midlands this summer with the iconic Birmingham venue being awarded a men’s Test match between England and New Zealand, which begins on Thursday 10 June.

England cricket star Amy Jones says bringing the Commonwealth Games to her home city in 2022 will give everyone something to look forward to after lockdown.

Iconic Birmingham landmark Sarehole Mill is encouraging Brummies to start the New Year on the right foot with a fun and physical challenge, Run of the Mill 21.

An inspection of the progress on the redevelopment of the Alexander Stadium ahead of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games was carried out by athletes and project partners today (December 16).

The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games community programme has welcomed a further seven organisations, with 50 projects across the West Midlands being accepted onto the scheme since it was launched in March.

The BBC has signed up to be the Domestic Broadcast Rights Holder for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

The daily schedule for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games has been released today (Friday 16 October 2020), with the organisers confirming which sports will be held on each of the 11 days of competition and urging fans to sign-up for ticket updates, as planning for the Games accelerates.

The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games has today started a search for Hometown Heroes - inspirational local stars of community sport in the West Midlands – to be the faces of an upcoming advertising campaign. 

Birmingham 2022 is inviting the best sporting facilities in the West Midlands to apply to become official training venues, giving them the opportunity to host international athletes from across the Commonwealth during the Games.